I've been struggling with my weight for years now. I gained 70 lbs in a year when I was 19 and I thought it was temporary. Since then, I've been losing and gaining and losing again and maintaining and so on and so forth. I found Sparkpeople almost 4 years ago and it helped me lose 62 lbs. Now I have 20 lbs left and I'm starting over. Hopefully I can do it in one stretch. :P

I'm Maria, I am 25 years old and I live in Greece.

I've been struggling with my weight for years now. I gained 70 lbs in a year when I was 19 and I thought it was temporary. Since then, I've been losing and gaining and losing again and maintaining and so on and so forth. I found Sparkpeople almost 4 years ago and it helped me lose 62 lbs. Now I have 20 lbs left and I'm starting over. Hopefully I can do it in one stretch. :P

My Program:
LOL, I remember when I used to briskly walk for half an hour and congratulate myself on a hard workout. I've come a long way since. I powerwalk everywhere at a 5.5 mph pace and I spend 100 mins on the treadmill every day. Walking is all my knees will let me do and I'm doing the hell out of it. I do pretend to be running too, though.

I also do all the strength exercises SP tell me to, together with the ones they told me to at the gym.

I count calories and try to have at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables every day.

Personal Information:
I'm Maria, I'm 26 years old and I come from a small town in Greece. I joined this site almost 4 years ago. I've lost 100 pounds and I hope to lose another 23 by June 1st.

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